Paul C. Tansill, executive vice president of modular construction company Affordable Structures, has seen an explosion in modular construction in recent years as clients recognize the cost and speed advantages.…
DetailsConstruction can be a very lucrative and exciting profession, but it can also be very dangerous. If you want to enjoy a long and healthy construction career, then you should…
DetailsWomen continue to prove themselves capable of excelling in jobs ranging from medicine to law to engineering. In the construction industry – an arena notoriously dominated by men – women…
DetailsEmployment rates in the construction industry ebb and flow with much less reliability than the rhythm of the tide. The current talent drought offers professionals an opportunity to begin their…
DetailsMost states have rules about being licensed to do contracting work, but the residential construction industry in the commonwealth of Massachusetts requires a licensed supervisor be on every job site.…
DetailsThe construction industry is still recovering from the aftermath of the 2008 recession and those aftershocks are showing all throughout the industry. While there has been plenty of good news…
Details“Too often, there was a disconnect between the design process, and the construction process – ideas were lost in translation, and there was a significant amount of finger-pointing between different…
DetailsThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimated that a proposed rule designed to reduce exposure to crystalline silica among construction workers would cost the industry just over $500 million.…
DetailsIf you’ve ever suffered whiplash while navigating a street marred by potholes or sat in traffic for three hours on the way home from work, you understand the motivation behind…
DetailsWhen you talk about the requirements to get a contractor’s license in Massachusetts, you are actually addressing a complicated issue. In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a general contractor actually does…
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